1
as in bit
a very small amount
there's more than just a tad of hyperbole in the critics' praise for the promising young pianist
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as in boy
a male person who has not yet reached adulthood
grandfather never tires of telling us about the days when he was just a tad
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Recent Examples of tad
Another issue that cropped up frequently last season also left Lee a tad annoyed.
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Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2025
Ha-Ha-Halloween Song If your toddler is still a tad freaked out by all the skeletons and ghosts appearing around their neighborhood in the form of creepy decorations, and the prospect of dressing up just doesn’t sound appealing, CoComelon can help.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 3 Oct. 2025
If the script is a tad heavy-handed in making Clara seem almost indifferent to her mother’s suffering, Touzani is too generous a director not to allow the character some redeeming displays of conscience before the domestic drama plays out.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
Even to this day, Sybesma gets a tad emotional when discussing his team’s win over Texas A&M in the late ‘80s.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Sep. 2025
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Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2025
Ha-Ha-Halloween Song If your toddler is still a tad freaked out by all the skeletons and ghosts appearing around their neighborhood in the form of creepy decorations, and the prospect of dressing up just doesn’t sound appealing, CoComelon can help.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 3 Oct. 2025
If the script is a tad heavy-handed in making Clara seem almost indifferent to her mother’s suffering, Touzani is too generous a director not to allow the character some redeeming displays of conscience before the domestic drama plays out.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
Even to this day, Sybesma gets a tad emotional when discussing his team’s win over Texas A&M in the late ‘80s.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tad
Noun
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The comet bits have also spread a fair distance from it sideways, which is why some of the particles now intersect the Earth even though the comet's orbit does not.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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The problem with opinions is, just like various bits of anatomy, everybody has one.—
Paul Cappiello,
Louisville Courier Journal,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The psychological drama follows a socially awkward 12-year-old who is relentlessly bullied at an all-boy water polo camp.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
20 Oct. 2025
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Robbie complicates his situation that much more after taking home Sam (Ben Doherty), a boy whose father is killed by Robbie's crew during a botched robbery.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But these low-risk hi jinx will encourage your own littles to try new things and take chances for the adventure of learning and saving friends.—
Katie Grant,
Parents,
24 Sep. 2025
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The pattern continues without the game, with the introduction of Kai Havertz and Noni Madueke doing little to improve things.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
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In August, Reuters reported that Meta allowed its chatbots to have romantic and sensual conversations with kids.—
Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
17 Oct. 2025
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Each week features new recipe samples, kids’ crafts and community resources.—
Marcus Smith,
Sacbee.com,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Pacific Time, under a sprinkling Seattle sky and a closed roof at T-Mobile Park.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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When the Linguina Monograno all’Astice arrives, there are oohs and aahs as a waiter tosses the pasta in front of guests and finishes with a sprinkling of zest from a cedro, a large Italian citrus.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Kinser's remains, with a bullet hole in his skull, were discovered the following September in a sinkhole in the woods by two teenagers collecting firewood, per the Exoneration Registry.—
Sean Neumann,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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As it has been reported, the trend spread out around the city within a few years, mostly through the agency of teenagers eager to have their tags known all around the city.—
Antonio Sergio Bessa,
Curbed,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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On October 14, Kim Kardashian made a controversial splash in the undergarment and shapewear world with the announcement of SKIMS full-bush panties that resemble 17th century merkins and sell for $32 a pop.—
Quispe López,
Them.,
15 Oct. 2025
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Based on the splash off the corner onto Rollins, Reed also chose to side with Bron instead of The Visionary.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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As a young lad growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area town of Pittsburg, my school uniform consisted of corduroys the color of Ash Wednesday, a white dress shirt and a maroon V-neck sweater.—
Steve Lopez,
Mercury News,
1 Oct. 2025
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His boss seems unusually chill with the deception, mostly because this lad might be helpful for sniffing out other moles and double agents in their field.—
Vulture Editors,
Vulture,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Tad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tad. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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